Bulgaria Cups Overview

The Ulpia Serdica Cup, first knock-out tournament for clubs from Sofia,
was played between 1926 and 1942; Levski won the tournament four times
(including 1931, 1932 and 1933) and then boycotted as they were not
allowed to keep the trophy as stipulated by the regulations.

NB: from 1981 until 1991 there were two Cup tournaments.
In 1981 the Cup of Bulgaria was not a serious tournament because
only 4 teams took part: CSKA Sofia , Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia and
Botev Plovdiv; it was part of the commemorations for 1300 years of
Bulgaria.
From 1983 onwards the Cup of Bulgaria was the major Cup tournament;
in 1982 the winner of the Soviet Army Cup still qualified for the CWC.